Binding-case for pamphlets, &amp;c.



No. 699,788. Patented May l3, I902.

F. L. CLARK.

BINDING CASE FOR PAMPHLETS, 8w.

{Application filed Oct. 29 1900.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES: I '%V/76d 3 6* UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS L. CLARK, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

BINDING-CASE FOR PAMPHLETS, 8.1.0.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 699,788, dated May 13, 1902. Application filed October 29, 1900. Serial No. 34,684. (No model.)

To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS L. CLARK, of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Binding- Cases for Pamphlets, &c., of which improve ment the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a binder or case which shall present the general efiect of ordinary bookbinding and in which pamphlets, magazines, or sheets or leaves of paper, either stitched or otherwise connected or brought together without connection one to another, may be readily inserted and permanently and securely held, covered, and protected without necessitating the employment of a skilled bookbinder or involving the use of a complicated or expensive appliance. 1

The improvement claimed is hereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is aviewin perspective of a binding-case, illustrating an application of my invention; Fig. 2, a transverse section in perspective of the back as seen from the inside; Fig. 3, a view in perspective of the back as seen from the outside; Fig. 4:, a similar View of a connecting-clip; Fig. 5, a similar view of the same attached to one of the flexible strips of the back; Fig. 6, a side view of the same; Fig. 7, a similar view of the same when attached to aflexible strip; Fig. 8, a view in perspective showing a modified form of connecting-clip;

Fig. 9, a View in perspective showing a set of. sheet-fasteners attached to a card; Fig. 10, a similar view of a covering-gusset; Fig. 11, a similar view of a perforating-gage for facilitating the attachment of the connecting-clips to the several, sets of leaves which are to be bound; Fig. 12, a view of a sheet of volume labels for selection and attachment to the back of a binding-case.

In the practice of my invention I provide a permanent binding case or cover, comprising a back 15 and two sides 16, which are hinged or flexibly connected to the back, as by strips of textile fabric cemented or otherwise secured thereto and to the sides. The back and sides may be made of strawboard, wood, light sheet metal,- or any other suitable and preferred material. of sufficient stiffness to re wise.

sist tendency to break or twist and are covered or faced with muslin, cloth, leather, or other material, as in ordinary bookbindings. The back 15 may be made of any desired width within the limit of convenience in handling a bound volume and in binding-cases designed for magazines or other serial publications is usually made of proper width to contain the several issues or numbers constituting a volume of the publication with its title-page and index. A transverse covering -strip 17 is fixed to the inside of the back at each end thereof to serve as a cover for the inner ends of the adjacent edges of the matter which is to be inserted in the binding-case.

Flexible supporting-strips 18, of tape or other suitable material, extend across the inside of the back 15 at determined distances from each of its ends, said strips standing a short distance above the inner face of the back and being turned over on the outer face of the back, to which they are secured at and adjacent to their ends by cementing or other- A facing-sheet 19, of cloth or other material, which is attached to the back, covers and conceals the portions of the supportingstrips 18, which are presented on the outer face of the back.

Each of the flexible supporting-strips 18 is adapted to receive and support a determined number of sheet-retaining devices which grasp a sheet or sheets along one edge or margin or a magazine along the back, leaving the respective leaves to be independently turned without obstruction from the retaining devices, hereinafter designated clips. One form of such devices is shown in the connectingclips 20, by means of which the pamphlets, magazines, or sets of loose leaves or sheets which are to be bound are attached, by a flexible or hinged connection, to the binding-case and are held in position therein. The clips 20, which are formed of light sheet metal, are of channel form in transverse section, andeach is madeof proper width to embrace a single pamphlet or issue of a serial publication or a corresponding number of loose leaves or sheets. Two of the connecting-clips 20 are attached to each pamphlet or other collection of matter to be bound by means of light metal sheet-fasteners 21, which pass through openings 23 in the sides of the connecting-clips and through perforations previously made in the sets of leaves inserted therein. Each sheet-fasten er is turned over at one end to form a head 22, and its opposite end, which is pointed, so as to readily pass through one of the perforations in a set of leaves, is turned over by hand or by a light blow of a hammer on the adjacent face of the clip, so as to act as a rivet to clamp the inserted matter between the sides of the clip and hold it securely therein. As herein shown, the binding-case is adapted to contain six pamphlets, magazines, or sets of loose leaves, for which twelve clips and twelve sheet-fasteners will be re quired, and for convenience of access when desired the latter may be attached to a card or cards 24 and supplied with the bindingcase in a pocket 25, attached to one of the sides 16.

The two clips 20, which are attached to each pamphlet or set of leaves to be bound, may be either connected directly to the supporting-strips 18 or to blocks 26, attached to the faces thereof which are nearer the back and forming seats for the clips or be hinged one to another and to the sides of the hinding-case, so as in either instance to flexibly connect the inserted matter thereto. To this end a spring-tongue 27, adapted to fit against a supporting-strip or a block, as the case may be, is formed upon one end of each clip and extends therefrom in the direction of the opposite end of the clip. The spring-tongue yields downwardly, so as to slip under the supporting strip or block and by its bearing against the same holds the clip thereon. A catch 28 may be formed on the opposite end of the clip to engage a shoulder 29, adjacent to the free end of the tongue 27, and hold the clip securelyin connection with the supporting-strip 18 in case the blocks 26 are not employed. When said blocks are used, the tongue 27 is bent into suitable form to fit around a block on three sides thereof, as indicated in Fig. 8.

The spaces between the several pamphlets or sets of leaves which are inserted in the binder are preferably covered by gussets or doubled strips of paper 30, which are attached by adhesive matter to the adjoining outside sheets, and conceal the clips. The outside gussets are made in accordion form, as shown in Figs. 1 and 10, and are formed on fly-leaves 31, attached to the sides 16 of the case, and the intermediate gussets are inserted in readi ness for use in the pocket 25, which receives the card on which the sheet-fasteners 21 are placed. A gummed strip 32, having volumenumbers printed upon it, may also be placed in the "pocket, or a plurality of cut-out and gummed numerals may be provided for selection and attachment to the back of the case.

It will be obvious that it is essential that the pamphlets or other sets of leaves or sheets which are to be inserted in the binding-case should be perforated at proper distances from their upper ends in order to enable the clips whichare attached at the places of perforation to accurately register with the supporting-strips 18 for connection thereto. In a separate application filed of even date herewith a temporary binder is set forth, which is provided with suitable means for gaging and perforating matter designed to be inserted in a binding-case embodying my present invention, said temporary binder being specially designed to perform the double function of preparing such matter for insertion in such a binding-case and of retaining and protecting it in convenient form for reference until it is desired to transfer it to the binding-case. Matter to be bound may be readily and accurately perforated by the employment of a temporary binder of the character of that referred to, or any other suitable and preferred gaging and perforating appliance may be used. Fig. 11 shows a gage in the form of a plate 33, having an end stop 34 and side stops 35, adapted to abut against the top and the back, respectively, of the matter to be bound and having two openings 36 36 for the passage of a perforating pin or blade located at proper points in its length.

In the use of the binding-case a pamphlet or other set of sheets or leaves to be bound is first properly perforated, and clips are clamped thereto at the places of perforation, as above described. The clips are then attached to the supporting-strips 18 by slipping their tongues 27 thereunto, and the matter to be bound will be held securely in the case. When the case has been filled, the gussets are placed in position and gummed to the adjoining sheets, and the title and number labels of the volume may be gummed to the back of the case. It will be seen that the several operations may be readily performed by any person of ordinary intelligence and that when completed a strong and neat permanent binding is presented, in which the inserted matter is flexibly connected to the back and can therefore be opened freely for reference at any desired page.

I claim as myinvention and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. In a binding-case, the combination of a cover and a plurality of flexible elements extending transversly to the back thereof, with a plurality of leaf receiving and retaining clips and means on said clips engaging said flexible elements.

2. In a binding-case, the combination of a cover, and a plurality of flexible elements secured to the cover and extending transversely across the back thereof, with a plurality of clips, means securing leaves or sheets in said clips and devices connecting the clips to the flexible elements.

3. In a binding-case, the combination of a cover or casing, transverse supporting-strips, of flexible material, connected to the back of said cover, connecting-clips adapted to receive a plurality of leaves or sheets, means for securing leaves or sheets in'said clips, and means for attaching clips to the supportingstrips.

4. In a binding-case, the combination of a cover or casin g, transverse supporting-strips, of flexible material, connected to the back of said cover, a plurality of connecting-clips, each channeled to receive an allotment of leaves or sheets and having a tongue for attachment to a supporting-strip, and sheetfasteners for securing leaves or sheets in the connecting-clips.

5. In a binding-case, the combination of a cover or casing, transverse supporting-strips, of flexible material, connected to the back of said cover, blocks or clip-seats fixed to the sides of the supporting-strips which adjoin the back, connecting-clips each channeled to receive an allotment of leaves or sheets and having a tongue adapted to embrace a clipseat, and sheet-fasteners for securing leaves or sheets in the connecting-clips.

6. In a binding-case, the combination of a cover or casing, transverse supporting-strips, of flexible material, connected to the back of said cover, a plurality of connecting-clips each channeled to receive an allotment of leaves or sheets, means for securing leaves or sheets in the connecting-clips, means for at taching clips, when connected to an allotment of leaves or sheets, to the supportingstrips, and gussets for covering spaces between allotments and concealing the connecting-clips.

7. In a binding-case, the combination of a cover or casing, a transverse supporting-strip, of flexible material, connected to the back of said cover, a connecting-clip of light metal bent into channel form in transverse section and having openings in its sides to receive a sheet-fastener and a tongue by Which it is attached to the supporting-strip, and a sheetfastener adapted to pass through the open ings of the clip and secure an allotment of sheets or leaves therein.

8. The combination of a binding-case, and a channeled clip having a tongue secured to one end of the clip and extending thereunder and provided with a catch-shoulder for engagement with the other end of the clip.

9. A channeled binding-cliphavingatongue secured to one end of the clip and extending thereunder and provided with a catch-shoulder for engagement with the other end of the clip.

FRANCIS L. CLARK.

lVitnesses:

J. SNOWDEN BELL, JAMES C. HERRON. 

